Open car trailer vs enclosed

You could get a POD (or buy a cargo container) and have them set it on your flat bed trailer to haul the misc house stuff.

My 2nd to last move I moved everything in the back of a full sized pickup. (Bed nets are your friend)

Then for the large stuff I used a u haul truck.

My one way was 17 miles but with traffic it was 45 minutes.

Everyday after work I would take a load over.

Also if you picked up a few pallets you can enclose the front 3/4 of an open trailer
Don't ever use pallets for anything.
They get recycled over and over, one month they maybe stacked with boxes, the next month loaded down with 55 gal chemical drums, the next time sitting at a fertilizer plant.
They are covered with chemicals, I will not even touch them, unless I have gloves on my hands.